Paradigms and particularities of andrology communication [Articol]

Abstract

Andrology is a field of medicine that addresses male specific diseases, but also the physiological aspects of male health. Assessing the profile of a man's intimate activity, especially at the age of over 40, helps to detect many systemic illnesses. Most erectile dysfunction is an early manifestation of cardiovascular, endocrine, psychosomatic pathologies. Because the subject of sexual dysfunction is a very delicate one, men's addressability to the specialist is low, therefore, although the erectile dysfunction has a high prevalence, most men continue to receive no treatment. Problems are caused by information, couple communication, the communicationpatient-healthy male, patientandrologist doctor, adrologistdoctor- doctorof other specialties. We present the results of an interdisciplinary research conducted according to the methods, with techniques and tools used in sociology, andrology, communication sciences. This is the first such research done in the Republic of Moldova.